Papers
5
Total Citations
108
H-Index
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About
Kyoji Ito is a leading hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon whose work bridges the historical evolution of liver surgery with the cutting edge of robotic and fluorescence-guided techniques. His landmark review, “The history of liver surgery: Achievements over the past 50 years” (81 citations), provides a foundational perspective on the technological advances that have made hepatectomy safer and more widespread. Ito has been instrumental in advancing intraoperative imaging, demonstrating the added value of indocyanine green fluorescence in liver surgery (15 citations), which enhances real-time tumor visualization and biliary mapping. In robotic surgery, he has pioneered minimally invasive approaches, including a simple trocar placement technique for robotic liver and pancreatic surgery using a single umbilical incision, and has developed novel methods to reduce complications in robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy—such as the pancreatic head clockwise devascularization technique to minimize bleeding and refined pancreatojejunostomy with internal versus external stenting. His work directly addresses the most challenging aspects of complex hepatobiliary procedures, from postoperative pancreatic fistula to delayed gastric emptying. With a career defined by both historical insight and technical innovation, Ito continues to shape safer, more effective surgical practices for the next generation.
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Top Papers
- 1The history of liver surgery: Achievements over the past 50 years81 citations · 2020
- 2Added value of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging in liver surgery15 citations · 2021
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